Battle Through the Heavens, Reborn as Xiao Yan's Sister

Chapter 4 Xiao Xun'er

"…sister?"

Hearing his younger brother's timid, trembling voice,

Xiao Yue only came to her senses in a daze, and it took several seconds for her cold eyes to gradually return to normal.

"what's up?"

Xiao Yue rubbed her temples and asked in a soothing tone. She had been so engrossed in her meditation that she felt as if she had become the Blood Moon Mountain Lord in the painting, and thus had not been able to snap out of her reverie. She did not mean to frighten the other person.

"We have some guests at home, and Father told us to go to the living room..." Xiao Yan said softly.

After the little incident, the other party seemed to be stunned. This aloof little brat, who used to be indifferent to everyone except his mother, now appeared somewhat restrained and vulnerable in front of Xiao Yue, and his voice even became a few decibels.

Xiao Yue nodded upon hearing this, then she got up and walked ahead, and the two siblings crossed the backyard and came to the living room.

In the living room,
Xiao Zhan and his wife were seen sitting in the hall, chatting happily with a middle-aged man.

The unfamiliar middle-aged man, who appeared to be around forty years old, was tall and imposing, with flowing black hair, clear and bright eyes, and a deep gaze. He exuded an air of authority in the hall, clearly someone who had long held a position of power.

The moment Xiao Yue looked up and saw the other person, a strange light flashed in her eyes.

Although her expression quickly returned to normal, the other party still noticed the fleeting abnormality. However, the middle-aged man didn't seem to care much about it, and simply nodded and smiled at Xiao Yue without saying anything more.

Xiao Yue remained outwardly calm. After bowing to Xiao Zhan and his wife and the middle-aged man with her younger brother behind her, she stood quietly next to her mother, Liu Yan, and listened obediently to the conversation between the three adults.

That tall, imposing middle-aged man, dressed in a long black robe and appearing quite ordinary, always wore a warm smile on his face, giving him an approachable and kind demeanor.

Although the other party did not display any powerful pressure or reveal any aura, Xiao Yue dared not underestimate them in the slightest. She was certain that beneath their ordinary appearance lay an indescribable and terrifying power.

"He seems to be a little stronger than the old man..."

Xiao Yue made this judgment in her mind.

After all, the other party had not revealed any aura, so she could not accurately estimate the other party's strength and could only guess based on her intuition.

Then she shifted her gaze to the little girl with long, straight black hair next to the middle-aged man. The girl was about the same age as her younger brother, with fair and translucent skin, delicate features, and a bit of baby fat. On others, she might just be cute, but this little girl also had an air of elegance, like a quiet young princess with excellent temperament, sitting quietly to the side.

The little girl in the purple dress seemed to notice Xiao Yue's gaze, blinked, and then her eyes met Xiao Yue's crimson eyes, which were like rubies.
Their eyes met. Xiao Yue didn't think anything was wrong, but the little girl in the purple dress seemed a bit shy, so she turned slightly to the right of the middle-aged man.

But perhaps it was because Xiao Yue's naturally silver hair and red eyes were so eye-catching, especially her soft, lustrous silver hair and her cool temperament, that the little girl in the purple dress couldn't help but steal a few glances at Xiao Yue with her bright, watery eyes.

At this moment, the three adults nearby had finished their conversation, and the middle-aged man stood up and said with a smile:
"Brother Xiao, it's time for me to go back. I'm entrusting Xun'er to you and your wife..."

"Brother, don't worry, we understand. Just leave Xun'er to us. We will treat her like our own daughter." Xiao Zhan solemnly assured the middle-aged man in front of him.

"Thank you for your help," Gu Yuan said.

"Hehe, what are you saying? Our two families have been friends for generations, so it's only natural for us to help each other." Xiao Zhan laughed heartily and waved his hand.

Gu Yuan smiled and nodded upon hearing this.
Then he smiled and patted his daughter's head behind him, saying, "Xun'er, you can stay in the Xiao family from now on. Don't think too much. Your father will come to see you often."

The little girl in the purple dress nodded quietly. Although she felt a little reluctant, she knew that her father was doing this for her own good, and Gu Yuan had promised to visit her often, so she felt much more at ease.

Standing to the side, Xiao's mother, Liu Yan, looked at Xun'er's well-behaved and sensible appearance and felt very fond of her.

"Yueyue, Xun'er is new here all by herself, so she might be a little unfamiliar with the place. I'll have someone set up another bed in your room later so you can stay together. From now on, you'll be sisters. You're the older sister, so you have to take good care of Xun'er..."

Liu Yan looked at Xiao Yue and said softly.

Perhaps it was because they were afraid that Xiao Xun'er would feel lonely in an unfamiliar environment, or perhaps they wanted to find a playmate for Xiao Yue, who was always alone and quite aloof.

"Yes, I will take good care of Xun'er."

Xiao Yue had no objections; she understood her mother's intentions and nodded softly in agreement.
She could also tell that the little girl in the purple dress named Xun'er was definitely not a simple person, and the power behind her was perhaps much stronger than that of the Xiao family.
At the same time, Xiao Yue was also very curious about the relationship between her father, Xiao Zhan, and that middle-aged man, which made the man willing to entrust such a well-behaved and sensible daughter to her family.

"That's good."

Liu Yan smiled and nodded. She knew that her daughter had always been quiet, but she was more mature than other children her age from a young age. She was very relieved to have such a thoughtful and considerate daughter.

Looking at Xiao Yue's mature and calm demeanor from a distance, Gu Yuan's eyes flashed with admiration, and he nodded in satisfaction. Judging from the silver-haired girl's temperament alone, it would be quite good for his daughter to live with her.

"As expected of a descendant of Xiao Xuan, at such a young age, her soul power is naturally extraordinary. She was even able to sense a trace of Dou Sheng aura on my body. This little girl is not simple. She has a promising future..." Gu Yuan thought to himself, while also feeling a pang of sadness for his good friend who had passed away a thousand years ago.

If that guy had successfully advanced to Dou Di back then, the Xiao family wouldn't have fallen to this state.

Whether it was a hallucination or not, in a daze, Gu Yuan seemed to see the phantom of his former self, a young, arrogant, and peerless genius.

A hint of melancholy flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes. Things had changed; how many of his contemporaries were still alive? In the blink of an eye, a thousand years had passed…

(End of this chapter)